Healer, baker and assistant: 15 methods of using soda that you didn’t even know about

Housewives know several methods of using soda. Recently, for the first time in a long time, the packaging design changed. To make the pancakes fluffy, soda is quenched with vinegar and added to the dough... This is all that most people know about soda. In fact, the listed facts are just a drop in the bucket!

What can soda do?

Yes, almost everything! This is the main assistant for any housewife. Baking soda can be used in cooking, as a personal care product, in cleaning, and even as a medicine.

Treatment

In chemistry, baking soda is called sodium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate. The main secret is that this substance is found even in our blood cells. Naturally, it will be indispensable for the body, which means it will help with some problems.

• Freshen your breath

After eating, rinse your mouth with baking soda solution. This way your breath will not be clouded by unpleasant odors.

• Muscle pain

A warm bath with soda will help to thoroughly steam the body and gently neutralize the effect of “clogged muscles.”

• Itching and unpleasant odor of feet

These are signs of developing foot fungus.Regular foot baths can neutralize them. Fill a bowl with warm water, dissolve 1-2 tablespoons of soda in it, drop a little mint oil and dip your feet in the water. After several such procedures, all irritants will disappear.

• Bee and other insect bites

You can apply baking soda to the bite site, and after a couple of minutes the itching and pain will go away.

• Itching in a cast hand

As we already remember, soda copes with irritations with a bang. And you can easily blow it out under the cast with a hairdryer.

Advice! Don't forget to turn on the cold air mode.

• Cough inhalations

Do you remember when you were a child, your mother saved you from coughing by making you gargle with a soda solution? A similar miracle recipe is regular inhalation.

• Heartburn

Add a pinch of soda to a glass of milk, stir thoroughly and drink. The pain in the stomach will go away almost immediately.

• Calluses on hands

The substance in question perfectly softens the skin. Make soda baths for your hands 2-3 times a week, then you won’t even need cream.

Soda - a helper in everyday life

We have already seen how organically she copes with maintaining the health and beauty of the body. But that is not all! Sodium bicarbonate can also replace a huge amount of household chemicals.

• Cleaning precious metal jewelry

Pre-soaking the jewelry in a hot solution for 10-15 minutes will make it much easier to return it to its original shine.

• Washing glasses

Crystal is beautiful when it sparkles. Dirty and cloudy, it looks like ordinary glass. Add a little baking soda to your dishwashing liquid and your glassware will shine.

• Unpleasant smell in the refrigerator

A small handful of baking soda can neutralize the smell. Leave a cup of it inside the refrigerator for a couple of hours, and all odors will simply disappear.

• Enhance the effect of washing powder

Baking soda acts as a balm. It softens the water during washing, and makes the clothes themselves much softer. It also helps with whitening.

• Instead of soap

For strong odors (such as fish), you need a strong product! And we remember how effectively sodium bicarbonate dealt with the “amber” from the refrigerator.

Help with cooking

Yes, yes, this is just about how to make beautiful holes on pancakes and not let all the raisins fall to the bottom of the pie.

• Instead of yeast

By the way, soda is more effective than yeast, it is an excellent emulsifier and is able to “bind” the dough so that it becomes very soft and fluffy. And even less caloric than with yeast.

• Cooking beans

It takes a lot of time. And the process itself is quite tedious. But by adding a handful of sodium bicarbonate, we find that the product will be ready much faster.

So, now it’s clear that keeping an extra pack of soda (or better yet two) on the shelf is simply necessary. An amazing tool - an assistant in all matters!